[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 248 (Thursday, December 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78378-78379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30680]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-14498; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Deer
Lodge, MT
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site has completed an inventory of
human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no
cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this
notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains
should submit a written request to Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic
Site. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of
the human remains to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request
transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of the request to Grant-Kohrs Ranch
National Historic Site at the address in this notice by January 27,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Jacqueline Lavelle, Superintendent, Grant-Kohrs Ranch
National Historic Site, 266 Warren Lane, Deer Lodge, MT 59722,
telephone 406-846-2070 x221, email jacque_lavelle@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under
the control of Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Deer Lodge,
MT. The human remains were removed from an unknown location likely
within the boundaries of Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site,
Powell County, MT.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole
responsibility of the Superintendent, Grant-Kohrs Ranch National
Historic Site.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Grant-Kohrs
Ranch National Historic Site professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck
Indian Reservation, Montana; Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian
Reservation of Montana; Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's
Reservation, Montana; Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the
Flathead Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation;
Crow Tribe of Montana; Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort
Belknap Reservation of Montana; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort
Hall Reservation; and Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation
(hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
History and description of the remains
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location likely within the
boundaries of Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site in Powell
County, MT. In 1970, the human remains were found in a tobacco box in
one of the historic buildings at the ranch. Based on oral historical
accounts from the ranch's owners, the remains likely originated from a
burial in the park that was exposed by erosion prior to NPS ownership.
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Determinations made by Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Officials of Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on osteological analysis and
likely origin.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed
is the aboriginal land of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of
the Flathead Reservation and Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation.
Other credible lines of evidence, including relevant and
authoritative governmental determinations and information gathered
during government-to-government consultation from subject matter
experts, indicate that the land from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal land of the Assiniboine and
Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Blackfeet
Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana; Chippewa-Cree
Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana; Crow Tribe of Montana;
Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of
Montana; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation; and
Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to The Tribes.
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Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit a written request with information
in support of the request to Jacqueline Lavelle, Superintendent, Grant-
Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, 266 Warren Lane, Deer Lodge, MT
59722, telephone 406-846-2070 x221, email jacque_lavelle@nps.gov, by
January 27, 2014. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes
may proceed.
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: November 14, 2013.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013-30680 Filed 12-24-13; 8:45 am]
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